Interesting Facts about Turkey, star of Thanksgiving dinner

For almost 88% of the Americans, Turkey is the star of their Thanksgiving dinner that falls on the fourth Thursday in November and in Canada it is celebrated on the second Monday of October.

The turkeys that are for human consumption are put on a diet that is full of oilseeds like canola, corn and soya plus grains such as wheat and barley. In the wild, turkeys munch on grass, seeds, nuts, berries and bugs.